Membrane-Based Technologies for Water/Wastewater Treatment
A special issue of Membranes (ISSN 2077-0375).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2024) | Viewed by 16028
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Interests: water and wastewater treatment technologies; green engineering; membrane technology; process optimization; advanced oxidation process; nanotechnology; magnetic separation process
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Interests: chemical engineering; environmental science and ecology; energy and fuels; water and wastewater treatment technology
Interests: water and wastewater treatment technology; biophotocatalysis; membrane technology; bioenergy; process optimization; response surface methodology; green engineering; green catalysis; nanotechnology and magnetic separation technology
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Interests: water and wastewater treatment echnology; membrane technology; novel adsorbents; vertinary antibiotics; biological and advanced oxidation process
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Rapid industrialization associated with environmental pollution makes membrane-based technologies an attractive approach for water and wastewater treatment. Coventional membrane-based processes such as membrane distillation, forward/reverse osmosis, microfiltration, and ultrafiltration and nanofiltration systems can be designed by using flat-sheet, tubular, or hollow-fiber membrane modules. Notwithstanding, the design and functionality of membrane modules, fouling, and high costs present a challenge. To obtain high permeate quality, sustainability, and recoverability, the membrane-based technology must effectively reject the organics and other contaminants from the wastewater. This encourages its usability in (i) remote areas with limited access to centralized wastewater treatment facilities; (ii) less-developed countries with no centralized wastewater treatment facilities; and (iii) advanced post-treatment technology in centralized wastewater treatment facilities.
Therefore, this Special issue invites original research articles and reviews that analyse cutting-edge advancements in membrane-based technologies and their applications for water and wastewater treatment, energy conversion, and resource recovery from wastewater and any other waste. Research areas may include, but are not limited to, advanced membrane bioreactors, electrodialysis, fouling, cleaning, module design, and optimization. This will encourage successful implementation and commercialization of membrane technology systems for sustainable environments and mitigation of wastewater pollution.
Prof. Dr. Sudesh Rathilal
Prof. Dr. Babatunde Femi Bakare
Dr. Emmanuel Kweinor Tetteh
Dr. Martha Noro Chollom
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
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Keywords
- membrane technology
- nanotechnology
- wastewater treatment technology
- membrane bioreactors
- nanofiltration
- microfiltration
- ultrafiltraion
- osmosis
- photocatalytic membrane reactor
- membrane distillation
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